Real Madrid held on to beat Panathinaikos in a thriller
Il Real Madrid ha la differenza nel secondo tempo
Real Madrid win the first round of Euroleague against Panathinaikos with the final score of 85-78.
Real Madrid had a huge come back in the second half of the game after Panathinaikos closed the first two quarters up 44-33.
After the break, Real Madrid cut PAO's lead and took the advantage in the score led by the duo Rudy Fernandez-Nikola Mirotic. Former Nuggets finished with 25 points and 4 rebounds while the forward added 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Sergio Llull for Real Madrid ended with 15 points while Marcus Slaughter nailed 8 points and pulled down 6 boards.
For Panathinaikos, perfect game from the field for Sofoklis Schortsanitis who finished with 23 points (9/9). Diamantidis scored 13 points and dished 6 assists.
Tsartsaris and Panko ended the game in double digit with 10 points each.
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